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LONDON (AP) — A secret National Security Agency document allegedly reveals that the U.S. agency
spied on the online sexual activity of Islamist radicals in order to find ways to discredit them,
the Huffington Post reported.

The document, leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, shows the organization tracked six
unnamed “radicalizers” and their visits to pornographic websites, the website said. The alleged
electronic surveillance aimed to find their “personal vulnerabilities” to undermine them.

The website published parts of the document, which is dated Oct. 3, 2012, but redacted the names
of the six people. It said none of the six was accused of being involved in terror plots. It added
that the NSA thinks that all those targeted live outside the United States.

When contacted for comment yesterday, the NSA noted a statement from the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence released on Tuesday.

“Without discussing specific individuals, it should not be surprising that the U.S. Government
uses all of the lawful tools at our disposal to impede the efforts of valid terrorist targets who
seek to harm the nation and radicalize others to violence,” the statement said.